Dennis A. Laravia, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Vidalia, LA
Dennis A. Laravia, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Vidalia, Louisiana, and NPI 1730157249, issued on Mar 9, 2006. Check the license (Louisiana 12072, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Dennis A. Laravia
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 12072 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 900 Carter Street, Vidalia, LA 71373
- Phone
- (318) 336-4780
- Enumerated
- Mar 9, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 1, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (318) 336-4783
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050808000118); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In Shreveport, 1972
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Dennis A. Laravia in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 12072Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
210 Medicare Part D claims for 70 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Rosuvastatin Calcium20 claims
- Sertraline Hcl14 claims
- Benazepril-Hydrochlorothiazide12 claims
- Ezetimibe12 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 30.8 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Concord Medical Group PLLCSpringhill, LA
- Jena Ess LLCJena, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Dennis A. Laravia among 1,728 family medicine physician records in Louisiana
Dennis A. Laravia, M.D. is one of 1,728 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 13% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 13% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated1972 · median 2006 among the 1,201 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
2 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Vidalia
They are 2 of the 205 NPPES records with a practice address in Vidalia, and 1,728 family medicine physician records in Louisiana.
All 1,728 in Louisiana → Every provider in Vidalia → Family Medicine Physician nationwide →
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Common questions
What is Dennis A. Laravia, M.D.'s NPI number?
Dennis A. Laravia, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1730157249, issued on Mar 9, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Dennis A. Laravia, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 900 Carter Street, Vidalia, LA, 71373. Phone: (318) 336-4780. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Dennis A. Laravia, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 12072, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Dennis A. Laravia, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Dennis A. Laravia, M.D. had 210 Medicare Part D claims for 70 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Dennis A. Laravia, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 30.8 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.